Public Health Care and Refugee Claimants

refugee claimants: The move follows the governments decision to limit refugee claimants access to universal, public health care, according to The Star. The government is currently appealing that ruling and Buried in the Harper governments latest omnibus budget bill is legislation that could restrict the ability of refugee claimants to access social assistance. That measure was struck down in early July by Federal Court Judge Anne Mactavish , who said it constitutes cruel and unusual treatment, puts lives at risk and outrages Canadian standards of decency. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.